Littlemore started the match with just 10 players due to enforced absences, with another player arriving late (midway through the 1st half) to make their number up to a bare 11 players. Blackbirds started the match brightly and were fortunate
SOME Oxfordshire householders may find themselves casting a vote in a different constituency, as boundary changes come into force for the first time. Douglas Smith and his wife Margaret are staunch Conservatives from Begbroke, supporting high-profile
The student vote will play a vital role in the battle for the key marginal seat of Oxford East, political hopefuls said last night. Thousands of residents in the city centre, including many Oxford University colleges, will vote in the constituency
Oxford United players today took drinks out to fans queueing at the Kassam Stadium for tickets for Thursday night’s big match. United face Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park, with the second leg set to take place on Bank Holiday Monday at the
A HIGH Court judge has ruled Oxfordshire County Council was justified in fining motorists driving through a bus gate in the city centre. Last year, the traffic Penalty Tribunal told the council it had incorrectly fined motorists for driving
OXFORD United players today took drinks out to fans queueing at the Kassam Stadium for tickets for Thursday night’s big match. United face Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park, with the second leg set to take place on Bank Holiday Monday at the Kassam Stadium
OXFORD Airport has been handed a double boost after it emerged business flights are soaring, and its popular winter route to Geneva is set to return. The Kidlington airport was dealt a major blow last month when its first daily service to Edinburgh was
SOME Oxfordshire householders may find themselves casting a vote in a different constituency, as boundary changes come into force for the first time. Douglas Smith and his wife Margaret are staunch Conservatives from Begbroke, supporting high-profile
THE student vote will play a vital role in the battle for the key marginal seat of Oxford East, political hopefuls said last night. Thousands of residents in the city centre, including many Oxford University colleges, will vote in the constituency for
There have been no arrests so far in connection with a suspected shooting in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Residents in Clover Place heard loud bangs at about 11pm on Friday and a front door was damaged by what appeared to be bullet or lead pellets
A university lecturer booked into a bed and breakfast to escape the racket from a student party in East Oxford. Dr Roger Teichmann, 46, of Howard Street, took the drastic action on Saturday to avoid the latest party organised by nearby Oxford
A High Court judge has ruled Oxfordshire County Council was justified in fining motorists driving through a bus gate in the city centre. Last year, the traffic Penalty Tribunal told the council it had incorrectly fined motorists for driving
FORMER Prime Minister Sir John Major described himself as a “Brixton boy” at the Oxford Union as he rebuked toff-Tory jibes levelled as the Conservative Party. Speaking at an event organised by the Oxford Conservative Association and the Oxford Union
Plans to rebuild or refurbish every school in Oxfordshire have moved a step closer after Oxfordshire County Council was formally accepted into the Building Schools for the Future programme. It was announced in March that the council was set to join the
A UNIVERSITY lecturer booked into a bed and breakfast to escape the racket from a student party in East Oxford. Dr Roger Teichmann, 46, of Howard Street, took the drastic action on Saturday to avoid the latest party organised by nearby Oxford
A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in connection with a spate of break-ins in North Oxford. The two were arrested in Witney on Friday and bailed until May 25. Their arrests are in relation to two burglaries
Thieves stole a digger from Marlborough School, Woodstock, and drove it over playing fields and pitches, causing £500 worth of damage. The small digger was stolen at about 10.30pm on Saturday and driven around the Shipton Road school’s playing field,
THE High Court has dealt another blow to attempts to build 210 homes in Crowmarsh Gifford, near Wallingford. Developers JS Bloor (Northampton) Ltd and Hallam Land Management Ltd challenged a planning inspector’s decision to refuse permission for the
A TEENAGER spoiled St George’s Day in Didcot by stealing the flag flying at the Civic Hall. The St George’s Cross had been hoisted on the town council’s flagpole to celebrate England’s patron saint’s day on Friday. But that evening, the hall’s manager
Ten-man AFC Hinksey blew the Autotype UTV League Division 1 title race wide open with a 4-1 home win over Barton United after having Anaclet Odhiambo sent off, writes TIM SIRET. The victory takes AFC Hinksey level on points with Barton, who have two
WITNEY & DISTRICT FA Division 1 side FC Chequers tore up the script as they pulled off a fantastic 3-0 victory over Premier Division outfit Ducklington in the final of the Fred Ford Cup. Ducklington, who will finish as runners-up in the Premier Division
OXFORDSHIRE County Council has today won its fight over the legality of Oxford's High Street bus gate. The Court of Appeal overturned a ruling by the Traffic Penalty Tribunal that the council's traffic regulation and signage for the scheme
WITNEY & DISTRICT FA Wychwood Forest secured promotion to the Premier Division for the first time as they beat North Leigh A 3-1, writes Anthony Barlow. Dan Sollis (2) and Jason Trinder secured the points in their Division 1 clash, Adam Townsend replying
Recently, the Oxford Mail was kind enough to publish my letter on the tactic of gerrymandering. David Cameron has previously proposed an interesting variation – to reduce the number of constituencies and therefore to enlarge them without reforming the
Foreign Secretary David Miliband, apparently in an effort to woo back disenchanted Labour voters, has claimed that the UK would not have taken part in the illegal invasion of Iraq if we had known that Iraq didn’t have weapons of mass destruction. The
I am an 84-year-old pensioner and I have seen many governments come and go during my lifetime. I believe that the British people have done very well under a Labour Government. More people are enjoying a good standard of living than ever before.
When every vote counts it is astonishing that David Cameron flaunts his contempt for animal welfare. The Conservative manifesto includes the following: “The Hunting Act has proved unworkable. A Conservative government will give parliament the opportunity
SO, GORDON Brown has promised, in Labour’s manifesto, to lead the country on “the road to a better and fairer Britain for all!” (Oxford Mail, April 13). Excuse me Mr Brown, but if you hadn’t noticed, you are already the PM of our country. You have
A nine-day steam engine festival starts at Didcot Railway Centre on Saturday to mark 175 years of the Great Western Railway. A total of 31 locos with a combined age of 2,456 years will be at the centre on Saturday in the largest gathering of GWR steam
Schoolchildren across Oxfordshire are being asked to think before they set out on the county’s roads after being given a dramatic road safety message. The Cherwell School in Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, is among 16 schools in the county being targeted
Police have arrested three men after a man was robbed in Henley. At 5pm yesterday, outside the One Stop shop in Greys Road, Henley, a man was approached by three other men who surrounded him and went through his pockets. They stole his wallet, mobile
SCHOOLCHILDREN across Oxfordshire are being asked to think before they set out on the county’s roads after being given a dramatic road safety message. The Cherwell School in Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, is among 16 schools in the county being targeted
A NINE-DAY steam engine festival starts at Didcot Railway Centre on Saturday to mark 175 years of the Great Western Railway. A total of 31 locos with a combined age of 2,456 years will be at the centre on Saturday in the largest gathering of GWR steam
Faulty traffic lights at junction nine of the M40 caused traffic problems near Bicester this afternoon. Congestion was reported on the southbound exit from the motorway and on the A41 southbound. Later reports said the lights were working
A SMALL community is rallying around after its historic church was stripped of slate worth thousands of pounds. Thieves struck at 12th century St Lawrence’s Church in Besselsleigh, by the A420, leaving the parish to foot a repair bill estimated at between
Witney telecommunications firm STL Communications has taken on three new members of staff to support continued growth. Tim Bailey has been appointed information technology projects manager, responsible for all hosted systems, data centres and IT projects
CELEBRITY chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will be making his festival debut this summer by bringing his River Cottage canteen to Cropredy. Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall, also a writer, broadcaster and campaigner, is making a move into festival catering
Gill Begnor, from Hook Norton, became a world record holder for the fastest woman to run a marathon dressed as a bottle, when she finished the London marathon in 4hrs 54mins last Sunday. The 44-year-old beat the former record of five hours and raised
A RADIO presenter is urging people to ‘vote Lucy’ and help her win a Sony award. Lucy Jones, who presents Banbury Sound’s lunchtime request show, is competing against the likes of Jarvis Cocker on BBC 6 music and Waqas Saeed, who presents the BBC Asian
WALKERS are being urged to sign up for a fundraising walk with a difference — it starts at midnight. Adderbury-based Katharine House Hospice is looking for walkers and volunteers to take part in its fourth annual midnight walk. Last year’s event saw
Two people were arrested in Witney on suspicion of burglary in connection with a series of Oxford break-ins. Police said the two, a 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, were arrested at an address in Witney last Friday and have been bailed
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Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Premier Division champions Bishops Itchington saw off ABK Sports 5-2 in a rehearsal for their Charity Cup final meeting at Easington Sports on Bank Holiday Monday. Lee Kelly fired the hosts ahead, only for Justin Barnes
Liam Hutt hit a hat-trick as Northway completed the double in their first season in the RT Harris Oxford City FA after lifting the Doug Hobbs Cup for Division 1 teams with a 4-0 win against Rose Hill Res. League winners Northway had to withstand some
Adderbury Park extended their lead at the top of the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division to two points from second-placed Garsington following a 1-0 win against Marston Saints, writes BRIAN KIRK. But the table-toppers left it late, with a Gary
Business flights to and from London Oxford Airport increased 12 per cent in the past year, as bosses continued their mission to replace lost pilot training flights. Ten years ago there were 158,000 plane movements a year to and from the airport, while
Retiring manager Dave Stemp will get the chance to lift the one trophy which has eluded him during his 30 years in charge of Vale of White Horse Under 11s following a 2-0 semi-final win over Sutton in the Southern Counties Cup. Stemp will be at the helm
Zak Oliver hit a hat-trick as Tower Hill beat Ducklington 3-1 after extra time to lift the Giles Sports Witney Youth League's Under 10 Knockout Cup. In the A League, Arnie Matthews (2) and Daniel Huddleston gave Charlbury Town a 3-0 win at Banbury United
Dave Stemp’s retirement after 30 years as manager of Vale of White Horse Schools Under 11s was marked with a presentation from Premier League stars Matt Taylor and Dean Whitehead. The 62-year-old part-time teacher at Our Lady’s Abingdon was caught out
Vale of White Horse Under 15s retained the Hobbs Cup after staving off a brave Oxford fightback for a 2-1 victory in the final at Milton United. Billy Cooper put Vale ahead from close range just before half-time following an Alex Smith corner. And they
Oxford Mail Girls League Ella Butler bagged a brace as Tower Hill defeated Oxford City 4-3 in the Under 15 League on Monday. Charley Hamilton put Tower ahead on 14 minutes. Butler slotted her first to make it 2-2 at the break and went on to net the
THE commanding officer of the Army’s Didcot-based bomb disposal experts has thanked residents for their “unwavering” support. Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Bex, who commanded the counter-IED task force during a seven-month tour in Afghanistan, has written
FOUR months after ‘dying’ on a riverbank, veteran rower Vince Kerrigan raced to a gold medal at a regatta. Last November, Mr Kerrigan, of Wallingford Rowing Club, suffered a heart attack while competing in the veterans Head of the River race
A company that produces MG car parts has moved within a short drive of the car manufacturer’s spiritual home. Frontline Solutions has relocated to Steventon, near Abingdon, the spiritual home of the marque. The business, which started
Thousands of Christians will pray together in South Park, Oxford, for one of the biggest gatherings of worshippers in the city. It will be the fifth annual Love Oxford event, supported by 40 churches across the city. The aim of the day
North Berks League Division 2 Harwell International won the War Memorial Cup by beating Third Division Bampton Town 4-1 at Wantage Town FC. Jamie Clark scored twice, along with Mike Yardley and a Jonny Eudell penalty, with Matt Sharp replying
A COMPANY that produces MG car parts has moved within a short drive of the car manufacturer’s spiritual home. Frontline Solutions has relocated to Steventon, near where the first MG cars were built in Abingdon in 1929. The business, which started in
JR Willis hammered a hat-trick as Didcot Casuals boosted their hopes of finishing as North Berks League Division 1 runners-up after a 6-3 win at Warborough & Shillingford. Ben Sutton, Fletcher Hoey, Dan Cox-Rogers got their others as they moved level
THOUSANDS of Christians will pray together in Oxford’s South Park for one of the biggest gatherings of worshippers in the city. It will be the fifth annual Love Oxford event, supported by 40 churches across the city. The aim of the day, on Sunday, May
Adderbury Park extended their lead at the top of the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division to two points from second-placed Garsington following a 1-0 win against Marston Saints. But the table-toppers left it late, with a Gary Crook penalty, 15
Liam Hutt hit a hat-trick as Northway completed the double in their first season after lifting the Doug Hobbs Cup for RT Harris Oxford City FA's Division 1 teams with a 4-0 win against Rose Hill Res. League winners Northway had to withstand some strong
Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Premier Division champions Bishops Itchington saw off ABK Sports 5-2 in a rehearsal for their Charity Cup final meeting at Easington Sports on Bank Holiday Monday. Lee Kelly fired the hosts ahead, only for Justin Barnes
EVERYONE is pleased – including Vim Rodrigo and Peter Wilkinson (Oxford Mail letters) that Rose Hill is getting a direct bus service to Templars Square. And I’d add my thanks to Peter, Vim and particularly Bus Users UK for everything they’ve done.
ONCE again we are facing a General Election, and the three main parties are jockeying for position and giving us the standard spiel that we hear every time. Why are the candidates not addressing the real concerns that people are worried about? Why
The recent volcanic events have reminded me of the 1986 Chernobyl cloud of radiation that passed over England. The hills of North Wales were badly contaminated for years and the lamb was rendered inedible. There is always a risk of an accident with
READING the small print is a must before signing a contract, and the same goes before casting your vote. One party seeking election has the nerve to bill unwanted national road pricing as a ‘fair deal for motorists’. They will introduce it after the
I don’t think Mary Whittaker fully appreciates the scale of the Government’s overspending (Oxford Mail letters, April 21). Even if the Government took all of every bank’s profits this year by way of tax – it would only cover about 10 per cent of the
I WORKED in Oxford’s Westgate Centre for a number of years but recently retired. Since then I have visited a number of other shopping centres and now realise how out-dated and dismal the Westgate is. The car park is disgusting and the
The city council wants to declare all of Oxford an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) because European targets for clean air aren’t likely to be met. The AQMA would see the county council, as the highways authority, coming up with special anti-pollution
Thieves stole a digger from the Marlborough School, Woodstock this weekend using it to damage the playing field and pitches. The small digger was stolen at about 10.30pm from the grounds in Shipton Road on Saturday and driven around the school’s playing
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a digger was driven across a Woodstock school's playing field. The small digger was taken from the Marlborough School in Woodstock at about 10.30pm on Saturday from the school's grounds in Shipton Road
A crash involving a car towing a caravan led to delays on the A43 near Brackley today. The accident near the junction of the A421 and B4031, at the Barley Mow roundabout, led to the southbound road being partly blocked.
TWO-THIRDS of voters on oxfordmail.co.uk have told Gordon Brown to stand down if Labour enter into a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. In our General Election question of the day yesterday, we asked if the Prime Minister should stay in
Oxfordshire racing driver Tim Harvey made it four race wins on the trot in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham in rounds three and four of the championship contested by identical 420hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race cars. Harvey led from
Some of the toughest inmates at an Oxfordshire prison are learning to sew in an effort to stitch their lives back together. Bullingdon Prison, near Bicester, is one of 26 prisons which run classes teaching male prisoners, including violent
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder has got what he wants – virtually everybody available for the Blue Square Premier play-offs. His decision to rest several key players has paid dividends, and only long-term injury victim Adam Murray is ruled out of the
SIXTEEN families in North Oxford have been told their children will get a place at their local school – after being told the reception class was full. In March, parents in Wolvercote protested when it emerged that the reception class at the
There is no doubt that if you shout loud enough, it seems, you can get things done. Parents have a good record of getting their voices heard in this city. Today we are happy to report good news for families in Wolvercote. Sixteen parents have been
Retired nurse Marjorie Coles could be forgiven for wanting to put her feet up. But, instead of relaxing with a spot of gardening, Mrs Coles spends her days teaching hardened criminals how to sew. Bullingdon Prison is holding classes teaching inmates
Sixteen families have been told their children will get a place at their local school – after being told the reception class was full. In March, parents in Wolvercote protested when it emerged that the reception class at the village primary
SOME OF THE toughest inmates at an Oxfordshire prison are learning to sew in an effort to stitch their lives back together. Bullingdon Prison, near Bicester, is one of 26 prisons which run classes teaching male prisoners, including violent
